Tour The Experience Ghana Tour

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Bus/Coach/Mini Van

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Hotel/Resort/AirBNB

Meals

This tour offers Breakfast Daily but travelers can also buy any choice of their foods from their own pocket like Lunch and Dinner from hotel resturant. Jain, Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal and Kosher foods are all available to buy.

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An Experienced Tour Guide

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Flights

Flights before and after the tour are not included in the tour price. Travelers can book their own flights separately at any point.

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Day 1 Day 1: Accra
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Accra

ACCRA | AFRICAN METROPOLIS You are met on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra the capital city of Ghana, and transferred to your hotel.
Day 2 Day 2: Accra
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Accra

ACCRA | ACCRA CITY TOUR | KWAME NKRUMAH MAUSOLEUM | ARTS AND CRAFT CENTRE | THE MARKOLA OPEN MARKET | TESHIE COFFIN MAKERS Accra, the capital of Ghana, is an interesting city that, although is quickly evolving, has kept its own identity, reflected in both modern and old areas where traditional activities continue to hold sway. We visit the area of the coffin makers, with their elaborately shaped coffins representing fruits, animals, fish, cars, airplanes…. and the only limit is the intended occupant’s imagination. Originally coming from Africa, these flamboyant coffin designs are part of collections all over the world and exhibited in museums. A visit to a national park erected in memory of Osagyefo (the Messiah) Doctor Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president and one of its founding fathers. Built on a former British polo field, it was the point where Nkrumah declared independence in 1957. The park consists of five acres of land and holds a museum tracing Nkrumah’s life. There are many personal items on display, but the centrepiece is the mausoleum, Nkrumah and his wife’s final resting place. A visit to William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an African-American civil rights activist who became a citizen of Ghana in the 1960s. He was known as the ‘Father of Pan-Africanism’. The centre, where he and his wife once lived, and where they are now buried, houses his personal library, a small museum with a handful of personal effects such as his graduation robes. The couple’s mausoleum is surrounded by Asante stools, a seminar room, a restaurant, a gallery, an amphitheatre and a research centre for Pan-African history and culture. The Arts Center where you will be warmly welcome by African drums. A visit to Ghana’s oldest open market where there is variety of products. Explore through the wonderful African open markets where you will see buyers bargaining.The Abgogloshie Yam Tubers markets, The Kokomba Markets where you could locate all the slums of Ghana. A walk through the slums areas of the capital is worthy to experience. * Night Life We visit the Skybar 25. The Skybar 25 is Accra’s premier rooftop venue. Offering breathtaking views of the city from the tallest building in West Africa, we bring you an entertainment experience like no other. A vist to the +233 Jazz Bar & Grill(named after the Ghanaian dialing code) is an intelligently designed club that has live bands six days a week. The music varies between highlife, blues, jazz (although rarely hip hop) and anything else good. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel
Day 3 Day 3: Cape Coast
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Cape Coast

HISTORIC SLAVE TRADE CASTLES | CAPE COAST CASTLE | ELIMINA CASTLE | KAKUM NATIONAL PARK | ASSIN MANSO SLAVE RIVER In the morning,a visit to the Elmina Castle, the oldest European building in Africa, erected by the Portuguese in the XV century. At different times the castle has been used as a warehouse to trade gold, ivory and, eventually, slaves. The castle we visit today is the result of successive extension works and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Outside the castle, a wonderful fishing village with lots of large colorful fishing boats – every day these canoes are guided by skilled fishermen across strong ocean waves and currents, “fighting” to earn a living. The alleys in the old town have a lively atmosphere, going back to a time when Elmina was a wild colonial town. * KAKUM NATIONAL PARK A visit to the Kakum National Park, Ghana’s most famous parks. Take a brief walking tour on the forest floor where you will learn how our ancestors lived in the forest. See birds, butterflies, and perhaps catch a glimpse of the forests over 40 species of mammals including monkeys and the reclusive forest elephant. Proceed to the canopy walk. Kakum is home to Africa’s only aerial walkway through the tree canopy, a 1000 foot long and seven-bridge walkway with viewing platforms that reach heights of over 150 feet above ground. Donko Nsuo in Assin Manso is where the slaves were being kept less than hundred kilometres from where the slave ships were docked at Cape Coast and Elimina, the captives were encamped for their last bath with African water, in a river known as “Donko Nsuo”, Slave River. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel
Day 4 Day 4: Koforidua
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Koforidua

UMBRELLA ROCK | BOTI FALLS | ABURI BOTENICAL GARDENS A visit to the amazing umbrella rock which sites around the same forest where the Boti Falls is located. The uniform shape of the rock is beautiful and the story behind it will blow your mind. Its sizes is well okay to shelter up to about 12 to 15 people at a time. Boti Falls is a twin waterfall located at Boti in Manya Krobo in the Eastern region of Ghana. These twin falls are referred to as Male and Female and in some occassion where the twin falls join together it is believed that the waters are mating and the Locals refer it as Mating Ceremony. Aburi Botenical Garden is also the best places to be when you in Ghana. It house wide range of ornamental plants and medicinal plants as well as Chinese Bamboos and many more. I was established in 1890 by one Gold Coast governor William Brandfors-Griffith. It also house the oldest tree in Ghana which is over 600 years old and the size of the tree is also very huge. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel * Night Life Enjoy the evening sessions of Kizomba Dance at the Afrikiko entertainment center in Accra. KIZOMBA is one of the most popular dance genres taking the world by storm originating from Angola which is characterized by its own genre of music with slower and romantic rhythm. Just like any normal dance, there is a genre of music to tell a wonderful story. KIZOMBA music emerged from a mixture of African rhythm and Haitian Kompa. Most Kizomba songs are sung in Portuguese. The introduction of frequent simultaneous hip rotations also known as Tarraxinha has been added as a subgenre to make the dance more appealing to viewers and dancers in general. Countries, where Kizomba is most popular, include Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau Portugal, Brazil and until recently Ghana. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel
Day 5 Day 5: Accra
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Accra

ACCRA | CHOCOLATE TASTING | 57 CHOCOLATE Take part in a chocolate tasting As Ghana been the largest producers of coco in the world, it’s a wonder why there aren’t more chocolate companies in Ghana. All that is changing, with new brands springing up and people experimenting with all manner of ingredients and flavours. Such is the case with ’57 Chocolate, the brainchild of two local sisters who hold tastings of their handcrafted chocolates out of their workshop in Legon. A fun day out, you can try wonderful flavours such as mocha, coconut and hibiscus, and you can buy the beautifully crafted and packaged products as gifts. *Night Life Experience the prolific breathtaking moment at the Bloom bar. A unique bar experience in the heart of Accra in Osu. Join us for unique cocktails, a variety of champagne drinks, and much more.The music! Being the most talked about bar in Accra happened for a reason join us today! Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel
Day 6 Day 6: Kumasi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Kumasi

KUMASI | ASHANTI Upon arrival in Kumasi, the historical and spiritual capital of the old Ashanti Kingdom. The Ashanti people were one of the most powerful nations in Africa until the end of the XIX century, when the British annexed Ashanti Country to their Gold Coast colony. The tribute paid today to the Asantehene (=King) is the best evidence of their past splendour and strength. With nearly one million inhabitants, Kumasi is a sprawling city with a fantastic central market, one of the biggest in Africa. Every type of Ashanti craft (leather goods, pottery, Kente cloth) is found here, along with just about every kind of tropical fruit and vegetable. A walk down the central market.The Kumasi Central Market (also known as Kejetia Market) is an open-air market in the city of Kumasi the capital of Ashanti.Kumasi Central Market is Kumasi’s, Ashanti’s, and Ashantiland Peninsula’s, West Africa’s and Continental Africa’s largest open air markets. Visiting the Cultural Centre, Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and Okomfo Anokye Sword Site. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel
Day 7 Day 7: Kumasi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Kumasi

KUMASI | ASHANTI CRAFT VILLAGES | NTONSO ADINKRA TEXTILES | BONWIRE KENTE CLOTH After breakfast, visit the Ashanti craft villages starting with the woodcarving village of Ahwiaa, known for the talented craftsmen who fashion royal stools, walking sticks and fertility dolls from wood; with the opportunity to purchase hand carved items of all kinds. The next stop is the village of Ntonso where artisan’s hand-stamp patterns on cotton cloth to make Adinkra textiles. Black-on-black and black-on-red Adinkra cloth is worn for funerals and other solemn occasions; learn how the black dye is made in the village from the bark of trees, and creates your own Adinkra sash to take home. You may also purchase large pieces of Adinkra cloth handmade in the village. Our final village is Bonwire, where the famous Kente cloth is handmade on looms in a time-honored tradition passed down through generations. See the Kente weavers in the process of creating Kente cloth in various styles, and have the opportunity to make purchases. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel
Day 8 Day 8: Kumasi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Kumasi

KUMASI | FREE DAY | LAKE BOSOMTWE | THE GREEN RANCH | HORSE EXPERDITION | KAYAKING Eco-friendly horse-back riding and Kayak experience at the Green Ranch is a wonderful and amazing adventure at Lake Bosomtwe.The Green Ranch provide an experience like none other in Ghana or even West Africa for that matter, specializing in providing horseback riding expeditions in the lush area around this unique meteorite lake. The Ashanti consider Bosomtwe a sacred lake,according to traditional belief, the souls of the dead come here to bid farewell to the god Asase Ya.There are twenty-two (22) villages sorrounding the lake and at Green Ranch you will have you the opportunity of riding horse across all the twenty-two villages and if not possible you choose from a want. Is a huge and wonderful experience as you ride horse around twenty-two villages. You cant afford to miss this. Take a chance. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel
Day 9 Day 9: Accra
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Accra

We fly back to Accra to lodge. Enough rest at hotel before departure.

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Itinerary of your trip The Experience Ghana Tour

Day 1: Accra

Day 2: Accra

Day 3: Cape Coast

Day 4: Koforidua

Day 5: Accra

Day 6: Kumasi

Day 7: Kumasi

Day 8: Kumasi

Day 9: Accra

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